strange-steve
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I always find it interesting hearing what books people read and more importantly why they like them.
So what do you enjoy reading and why?
Me I'm a bit of a sci-fi geek, I love the following:
The stars my destination by Alfred Bester
Star maker by Olaf Stapeldon
Tau zero by Poul Anderson
Inverted world by Christopher Priest
But my 2 all time favourites are:
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. An absolute masterpiece of sci fi writing and incredibly easy to read. Despite being over 40 years old it reads like it was written yesterday. The future technology is still fantastic and interesting, the tension and sense of danger is edge of the seat stuff and the analogy to the Vietnam war and the feeling of disconnect that the soldiers experienced is very cleverly done. Well worth a read for any sci fi fans.
Watchmen by Alan Moore. If you've never read a graphic novel don't be put off. It is so beautifully and cleverly crafted, the depth and complexity of the character development is masterfully done. The dark, realistic superhero thing has been done to death now but this, along with The Dark Knight Returns (another great book), was one of the first and still the best imo. A real work of genius.
So what do you enjoy reading and why?
Me I'm a bit of a sci-fi geek, I love the following:
The stars my destination by Alfred Bester
Star maker by Olaf Stapeldon
Tau zero by Poul Anderson
Inverted world by Christopher Priest
But my 2 all time favourites are:
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. An absolute masterpiece of sci fi writing and incredibly easy to read. Despite being over 40 years old it reads like it was written yesterday. The future technology is still fantastic and interesting, the tension and sense of danger is edge of the seat stuff and the analogy to the Vietnam war and the feeling of disconnect that the soldiers experienced is very cleverly done. Well worth a read for any sci fi fans.
Watchmen by Alan Moore. If you've never read a graphic novel don't be put off. It is so beautifully and cleverly crafted, the depth and complexity of the character development is masterfully done. The dark, realistic superhero thing has been done to death now but this, along with The Dark Knight Returns (another great book), was one of the first and still the best imo. A real work of genius.